Daron ficerelli ficarelli is an ornithologist and a collections manager. He says the worst part of his job is when he finds beetle infestation in collection. His favourite thing about what he does is that he gets paid to study birds. El was going to say, "I'm recording this outtho, in my closet," but it's actually pretty good.
Birds! Horned screamers! Winged pirates! Professional bird-person and all around cool dude James Maley joins Alie to talk about bird mating, monogamy, the cult of ornithology, absurd birds, parrots that are smarter than your friends' kids, a surprising fact about owl ears and history's most tragically zealous bird nerds. If you love birds, you'll be at home. If a bird did you dirty, you'll open your heart and learn to love again.
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